Anxiety and trauma often don’t show up the way people expect. For many adults in Washington, DC, it looks like constant overthinking, difficulty resting, emotional numbness, people-pleasing, or feeling on edge even when life looks “fine” on paper.

If your nervous system feels stuck in high alert, there’s a reason. Chronic stress, family-of-origin trauma, relational wounds, and years of pushing through pressure can leave your body braced for danger long after the threat has passed.

At Therapy Cove, anxiety and trauma therapy focuses on more than symptom management. Our work is designed to help you understand why anxiety shows up, how trauma lives in the body, and how to gently move out of survival mode and into safety again.

In therapy, we may work on:

• Anxiety that shows up as overthinking, perfectionism, or feeling constantly “on”

• Trauma from childhood, family dynamics, or past relationships

• Panic, emotional shutdown, or difficulty trusting yourself and others

• Burnout and nervous system exhaustion common in high-pressure environments

Using trauma-informed, evidence-based approaches including EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS), CBT, and relational therapy, we support both immediate relief and long-term healing. Sessions are paced, collaborative, and grounded in helping your body feel safe enough to soften.

All services are offered virtually, and Dr. Kay, Psy.D. is licensed to provide therapy to clients located in Washington, DC. Online therapy allows you to receive consistent, specialized care without adding another demand to your schedule.

If anxiety has become your baseline, or if past experiences continue to shape how you move through the world, this is a space where you don’t have to hold it all together alone.